» Archive for the ‘Audio Gear’ Category
24Feb Bargain Bin extra’s for your DSLR RIG.
These 3 Items are probably some of the most handy things to have around the house when you’re putting together a DSLR RIG, mounting camera equipment, or adapting your stuff to stuff. The best part is, “all of this could be yours if the price is right”. What is the right price? Well lets work […]
23Feb Field monitors can give you headphone monitoring as well.
You wouldn’t want to Film something without looking at a monitor right? You probably don’t want to record audio for your film with out hearing it either. People are always looking for an audio monitoring solution for there DSLR cameras. Well if you are already in the market for a video monitor why not kill […]
22Feb Delkin DDMOUNT-VISE camera mounting clamp
Need to mount your camera in a car for green screen work or attach your field recorder just out of frame to the back of that chair? Well this should solve your problem. The Delkin DDMOUNT is basically a vise attached to a 360 degree swivel mount ball and arm with a 1/4 20 on […]
21Feb Selecting a Wireless setup for your DSLR rig.
Selecting a wireless system is kind of like picking out an apartment, you could live anywhere, but would you want to? After trying 4 or so different wireless setups the one I settled on is the Sennheiser G2 series, because it’s rugged, preforms well, runs on AA batteries, and has a nice little cold shoe […]
19Feb Zoom H1 V.s. Zoom H4n quick head to head.
I often get questions about the quality of the built in microphone on the Zoom H1. I can safely say after running a few tests between the Zoom H4N and the zoom H1, I can barely tell the difference. The Zoom H1 is basically just the Zoom H4N without all the features and the built in microphones preform about as […]
14Feb Zoom h4n Firmware update.
A few people have had problems trying to use the audio trick I pointed out a few weeks back. If you want to record a single microphone into both channels of your zoom h4n with different audio levels using a splitter then you’ll want to upgrade the firmware on your zoom h4n to 1.72. The […]
04Feb JuicedLink DS214 AGC Disabling pre-amp released this month.
Let me start by saying that I like Juicedlink products. I have the JL-DT454 which provides the ability to disable AGC on the canon 7d. The handy thing about Juicedlink preamps is that they provide gain. Beachtek and Studio one preamps are passive, so if you have an audio source that’s quiet there is no […]
27Jan Using a super clamp to mount your Zoom H4n on your boom pole
Super Clamps are handy little devices. You don’t have to use them with a manfrotto magic arm for them to come in handy. One Great use for them is mounting your zoom h4n. Using the stud that comes with your super clamp you can mount a threaded cold show adapter: or threading it into the […]
24Jan Singular Software DualEyes Mac discount
One of the software programs I use the most in my post workflow when working with the Canon 7d and Zoom h4n is DualEyes by Singular Software. This Great program Allows me to import audio and video clips from my camera and field recorder, sync them, then export them as a single video file. The only […]
22Jan Better audio recording tips for DSLR filming
Recording audio can be one of the most important things you can do for your work. One of the first things I recommend for new DSLR shooters is an XLR splitter. By splitting the audio output of your microphone, you can record 2 different volume levels at the same time. This is very handy if you […]
